Gene Family: Heat shock 90kDa proteins (HSP90)

Hsp90: Hsp90 ( heat shock protein 90 ) is a chaperone protein that assists other proteins to fold properly, stabilizes proteins against heat stress, and aids in protein degradation. It also stabilizes a number of proteins required for tumor growth, which is why Hsp90 inhibitors are investigated as anti-cancer drugs.
Heat shock proteins, as a class, are among the most highly expressed cellular proteins across all species. As their name implies, heat shock proteins protect cells when stressed by elevated temperatures. They account for 1-2% of total protein in unstressed cells. However, when cells are heated, the fraction of heat shock proteins increases to 4-Â€Â“6% of cellular proteins.
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